The North Sea is headed for a sweeping shutdown unless a small crack in a pipeline near Aberdeen can be fixed quickly, industry experts have said.
Owner Ineos said it would take “weeks rather than days” to fix the leak, which was detected during a routine inspection at Netherley last week.
A number of residents were evacuated from their homes, a road was closed and a cordon was set up after the discovery was made on the Forties Pipeline System.
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